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(11) EP 1 845 858 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.09.2006

(43) Date of publication:
24.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/43

(21) Application number: 06734054.7

(22) Date of filing: 30.01.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 10/00(2006.01)
A61B 17/32(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/003222
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/081556 (03.08.2006 Gazette 2006/31)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 28.01.2005 US 648175 P

(71) Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Boston, MA 02114 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SLOCUM, Alexander, H.
    Bow, NH 03304 (US)
  • FIENUP, Bill
    . (US)
  • CARVEY, Andrew
    . (US)
  • FIGUEREDO, Stacy
    Arlington, MA 02474 (US)
  • WRONSKI, Jacob
    Mississauga, Ontario L5M 3R3 (CA)
  • KUDROWITZ, Barry
    Cambridge, MA 02139 (US)
  • BRUGGE, William
    Boston, MA 02116 (US)

(74) Representative: Merrifield, Sarah Elizabeth 
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


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